Almost two hundred years ago, James Smithson devised a method for better brewing. We recreated it.
For 20 years, Belgian artist Koen Vanmechelen has been selectively breeding chickens for his Cosmopolitan Chicken Project
Architecture photographer Jason Flakes brings his unique lens to the Smithsonian's brand new museum
Next spring, visitors will interact with artifacts beyond those in the physical exhibitions
Smithsonian historian David Ward takes a look at a new book by Sebastian Smee on the contentious games artists play
Carl Van Vechten captured and archived images of most of the era’s great artists, musicians and thought leaders
Sci-fi fan Gene Roddenberry was a freelance writer with a futuristic vision. He had high hopes for his script about a peacekeeping spaceship
Engineer-artist Todd McLellan finds marvel in blowing out the mundane
Shrunken heads, punk rock and robots make for an action-packed autumn
The frozen treat has been mispronounced by generations of Americans
The repository, which has long provided feathers to tribes for traditional uses, also helps bird conservation researchers
Some of the technology from Star Trek is already coming to life in the Lockheed Martin lab
The beloved 1960s studio model stars in <em>Building Star Trek</em>, a documentary premiering on Smithsonian Channel this Sunday
When metalworker George Stephen, Sr. put two halves of a buoy together, he didn't know he was making a charcoal grill that would stand the test of time
Smithsonian Journeys Travel Quarterly: Alaska
Residents of Nikolaevsk remain true to the traditions of their ancestors, who fled religious persecution in the 17th-century
The next generation is following in the footsteps of its forebears
How the tumultuous, hilarious, wide-ranging chat party on Twitter changed the face of activism in America
What to expect when you visit the Smithsonian’s newest museum
Made from milk protein, it not only keeps food from spoiling, but it also could keep a lot of plastic out of landfills
From courting Chuck Berry in Missouri to diving for a lost slave ship off Africa, the director's tale is a fascinating one
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